It is Christmas Day

 

Midge stood up and stretched. She jumped off the bed where her owner was still sleeping. Midge ran out into the living room and stood a moment staring at the Christmas tree that stood near the front window. Under the tree, were several small gift boxes with bright colored ribbons. She leaped into the chair beside the tank where Snappy was sitting on a log watching the snow falling outside.

"Hi Midge," said Snappy. "Did you see it snowing?"

"Hi Snappy," smiled Midge as she looked out the window. "Isn't the snow pretty falling. We have a white Christmas."

Christmas is Coming

 

Midge leaped into the chair beside Snappy's tank and poked her nose over the top of the tank.

"Hi there Snappy," smiled Midge.

"Hi Midge," said Snappy crawling up on the big log. "What are you doing this morning?"

"I don't know yet," said Midge. "Do you want to know what I really want to do?"

"Sure," smiled Snappy. "What do you want to do?"

Fun in the Snow

 

"Good morning Snappy," greeted Midge as she leaped into the chair beside the tank. "What are you doing?"

"Hi Midge," smiled Snappy. "I am standing on this log looking out the window watching the snow falling outside."

"It's snowing!" said Midge. "I love the snow and I hate the snow."

"That's funny," laughed Snappy. "Why do you love the snow?"

Surgery

 

Midge walked to Booker-T's house. She hurried through the gate and around the back of the house. "Hey Booker-T," called Midge. "Are you awake?"

"Hi Midge," said Booker-T as he poked his head out the doggie door. "What are you doing?"

"Are you going with me to Jake's house?" asked Midge.

"I'm coming," smiled Booker-T as he came outside. "Why is it so cold this morning?"

"I think winter is on it's way," said Midge. "I saw a little snowflakes this morning early before the sun came up."

The Holidays

 

Midge and Booker-T walked to Jake's house. They hurried through the gate and found Jake sleeping on the porch swing.

"Hey Jake!" called Midge.

Jake didn't move.

"He is really sleeping," said Booker-T as he picked up a small twig from the yard.

Booker-T walked to the swing and took the twig and tickled Jake's nose with it.. Jake moved and swatted at his nose with his paw.

Thanksgiving

 

Booker-T walked to Midge's house and when he entered the front yard, he saw Midge coming around the house to the front yard.

"Hey there Booker-T, " said Midge. "What are you doing?"

"I came to see what you are doing," said Booker-T.

"Did you know that next week is Thanksgiving day?" asked Midge.

"What is Thanksgiving?" asked Booker-T.

"Did your owner go somewhere last year for Thanksgiving day?" asked Midge. "My owner went to her brother's house."

Booker-T is Missing

 

Midge walked over to Booker-T's house and ran around to the back yard.

"Hey Booker-T!" called Midge. "Where are you?"

She sat by the back door and waited. Booker-T didn't come outside.

"Hey Booker-T!" called Midge again. "I'm out here!"

Again, there was no answer from Booker-T. She poked her head into the kitchen through the doggie door in the back door. "Hey Booker-T," said Midge. "It's me. I'm coming in the house. Where are you hiding?"

The Intruder

 

Midge came out of the bedroom and ran across the living room to where Snappy's tank sat on the table near the window. She leaped into the chair that sat beside the table.

"Hi Midge," said Snappy as he climbed his little branch that was in his tank and pressed his nose on the glass. "What are you wearing?"

"Hi Snappy," smiled Midge. "Do you like my new sweater and my pink bow on my head?"

"I like the pink color," said Snappy. "Is it cold outside?"

"Yes," sighed Midge. "I don't like the cold weather, Snappy. I think summer is better."

"Soon the snow will come," said Snappy. "I'm happy I have a nice warm tank for my home now."

"Sometimes the snow is fun to play in," said Midge. "I just don't like being cold."

The Halloween Witch

Midge stood behind her owner as she answered the front door and standing on the porch was about 10 little humans all dressed in strange looking outfits... Midge's eyes got big when she saw the funny and scary looking humans. She stood back from the door as her owner gave each one a piece of candy. The door shut and Midge stared up at her owner and then ran to the bedroom and in a few minutes came running back to the living room with her head stuck in a blouse from the laundry basket. She stood up on her hind legs and waved her front paws at her owner begging for a treat. Her owner laughed and patted her on the head.

"Come on Midge," said the owner as she started to walk to the kitchen with Midge following behind.

Polly the Opposum

 

Midge poked her head out the doggie door and was face to face with some animal staring at her.

"Hello," said Midge. "Who are you?

"I'm Polly," said the little animal.

"You are a funny looking dog," smiled Midge. "What kind of dog are you?"

"I'm not a dog," said Polly.

"You don't look like a cat either," said Midge.

The Spy

 

Midge was walking around the front yard, with her owner's magnifying glass in her mouth. Looking in the bushes, along the fence and around the porch. Booker-T and Jake walked in and stood watching her for a few minutes. Booker-T tilted his head from one side to the other and then looked at Jake with a puzzled look on his face.

"What is Midge doing?" asked Booker-T.

"I don't know," said Jake. "She looks like she lost something."

The Dream

 "Hey Midge," said Booker-T as he walked to her front porch where she was asleep in the porch bench.

Midge didn't move.

"Midge," said Booker-T. "Wake up."

Midge opened her eyes and slowly stood up and shook her head.

"You were sleeping good," said Booker-T.

Midge started looking around at herself and then stared at Booker-T.

The Chef

 

Midge and Booker-T walked along the sidewalk on their way to Jake's house.

"What are we going to do today?" asked Booker-T.

"I don't know," said Midge. "What do you want to do?"

"I don't know," said Booker-T. "What do you want to do?"

"Hey guys," said Gabby as he swooped down from the trees above.

Midge and Booker-T stopped walking when Gabby landed on the sidewalk in front of them.

"Hi Gabby," smiled Midge. "What are you doing?"

The Photo Album

 

Jake and Booker-T walked into the front yard at Midge's house. Midge wasn't sitting on the front porch like she usually does every morning. sitting on the table was a big red book. Jake put his paws up on the table to see what it was.

"What is it Jake?" asked Booker-T.

"It says, 'Photo Album' on the outside of it," said Jake.

"What is a Photo Album?" asked Booker-T.

"It is a book of pictures," said Jake. "My owner has one in the bedroom."

"What kind of pictures?" asked Booker-T.

Looking at the Sky

 

"Hey Midge!" called Booker-T as he strolled through the front gate of her yard. "What are you doing?"

"Hi Booker-T, "greeted Midge. "I'm sitting here looking at the pretty clouds in the sky."

"Why?" asked Booker-T.

"I was looking for things up there," smiled Midge.

"Are you looking for space aliens again?" laughed Booker-T.

"No," said Midge. "My owner's nephew was here yesterday and they were laying on the grass looking at the sky and she said she saw an elephant in the sky and the little boy said he saw an angel. I was trying to find that elephant and the angel."

"Did you find them?" asked Booker-T.

What is Labor Day

 

Booker-T and Midge walked to Jake's house. They hurried up the street and entered the gate to his front yard.

"Hey Jake!" called Midge. "Where are you?"

"Hi guys," replied Jake as he came running around the house to the front porch.

"What are you doing?" asked Booker-T.

"I just came outside," said Jake. "What are you doing?"

The Mysterious Alien

 Midge is sitting on the front porch staring into space. The sun was starting to go down for the night as she watched the clouds slowly moving across the skies. suddenly she heard a funny noise and looked around.

  "Maybe something on the street," thought Midge. 

 She stood up and slowly went to the front gate and looked up and down the street. She saw nothing there. She stood there for a few minutes. She turned around to go back to the front porch. There standing in front of her, stood a short little guy with a green suit on and a bald head. Midge stood and stared at him.

 "This is a funny little human," thought Midge.

Midge and the Dive

 

"Hey Midge!" called Booker-T as he entered the room. "What are you doing?"

"Hi Booker-T." greeted Midge. "I'm going for a dive."

"A dive?" asked Booker-T. "What is a dive?"

"I'm going to dive into the water and swim under water," said Midge.

"But you can't breathe under water," said Snappy.

"You swim under the water," said Midge.

"I have to come up for air," said Snappy. "I only go under the water for short times."

"How do the humans go under water for long times?" asked Midge.

"I don't know," said Booker-T. "Maybe they can breathe under water."

The Missing Bone

 

Midge woke up when her owner got out of bed and went to the kitchen. Midge stretched and looked around for her little chew bone. She looked under the bed, in her little bed that sat in the corner of the bedroom and found no bone. She leaped back onto the bed and pushed her nose around in the blankets and found no bone. She ran to the living room and was looking under the sofa and the chairs and again there was no bone.

"Hi Midge," said Snappy. "What are you looking for?"

"I had a doggie chew bone last night," said Midge. "I lost it."

"Maybe you ate it," laughed Snappy.

Race Cars

 

"Hey Midge!" called Gabby as he flew down and landed on the porch railing..

"Hi Gabby," said Midge. "What are you doing this morning?"

"Where is Jake and Booker-T?" asked Gabby.

"At home," smiled Midge.

"Are they coming to your house?" asked Gabby.

"I think so," said Midge. "What are you so excited about?"

"I just flew over the school on my way here and guess what I saw," said Gabby.

"Did the space alien finally land?" asked Midge.

"No," laughed Gabby. "You are always looking for space aliens. You are so funny."

The Little Stories

 

"Hi there, Midge," greeted Jake as he and Booker-T entered the front yard and walked to the porch where Midge was sitting there staring into space.

"Hey Midge," said Booker-T. "What are you doing? Hey!"

"Oh, hi," smiled Midge.

"What are you thinking about?" asked Jake. "You looked like you were off in another place."

"Did you know there was a woman who lived in a shoe?" asked Midge.

"How can a woman live in a shoe?" asked Booker-T. "They are too small."

I'm An Actress

"I made a movie," sang Midge as she started to walk to Jake's house. Booker-T was waiting for her at his front yard gate.

"What are you singing about?" asked Booker-T.

"I made a movie," smiled Midge. "I'm an actress. Do you want my autograph?"

"How can you sign your name?" laughed Booker-T. "You can't write."

"I can put my paw print on something for you," said Midge.

"What movie did you do?" asked Booker-T. "You didn't tell us you were going to be in a movie."

"I didn't know about it til last night," said Midge.

"What is the name of your movie?" asked Booker-T.

The Lucky Charm

"Hey Midge!" called Booker-T as he came through the front gate into the front yard. "Midge!"

Midge strolled around the house to the front yard. "Hi Booker-T. What are you doing?"

"Are we going to the petting zoo today to see Pinky?" asked Booker-T.

"Sure," smiled Midge. "Lets go get Jake."

They went through the gate and strolled along the sidewalk on their way to Jake's house. Gabby flew down and landed n the sidewalk in front of them.

"Hey you guys," greeted Gabby. "Where are you going?"

"We are going to get Jake," said Midge.

Super Heroes

"Here I come to save the day," sang Jake as he strolled along the sidewalk on his way to Midge's house. "Here I come to save the day!"

"Hey Jake!" said Gabby as he swooped down and landed on Jake's head. "What are you singing? Why does the day need to be saved?"

"Hi Gabby," smiled Jake. "Mighty mouse is on the way."

"What mouse?" asked Gabby. "I only see you. Are you starting to see things like Midge does?"

"No," said Jake. "I watched on TV last night about a super hero mouse."

"There is a super hero mouse?" asked Gabby.

The Quiet Friend

Jake slowly walked along the sidewalk on his way to Midge's house. He stopped at Booker-T's house when he saw Booker-T running around his house and coming to the gate.

"Hi there Jake," greeted Booker-T.

"Hey there Booker-T," smiled Jake. "Are you coming to Midge's house with me?"

"Sure," said Booker-T. "Lets go."

The two walked to Midge's house and entered the front yard through the gate. They walked to the front porch where they found Midge sitting there talking to someone..

"Hi Midge," greeted Jake. as he looked around the front yard. "Who are you talking to? I don't see anyone here."

"Are you talking to yourself again?" asked Booker-T.

"Oh no," said Midge shaking her head.

"But I don't see anyone," said Jake.

"I'm talking to Mary," said Midge.

"Who is Mary?" asked Booker-T. "Is she an invisible friend like the human kids talk to?"

A Mouse in the House

Midge walked around the bedroom looking under the bed and in the closet. She went to the living room looking all around her as she entered the room. She looked under the sofa and the chairs. squeezed behind the furniture checking each corner of the room.

"Hi Midge," said Snappy. "What are you doing? Did you lose something?"

"No," said Midge. "I think there is a mouse in here somewhere. I saw it run out of the bedroom."

"Oh," said Snappy. "Are you sure you weren't dreaming?"

"I don't think so," said Midge and she continued her search. "I think I was awake and saw it running across the floor."

"Do you see anything under there?" asked Snappy.

Something is Here

Midge's owner left for work early this morning so she curled curled up on the end of the sofa after she left the house.

"What are you doing, Midge?" asked Snappy pushing his little nose against the glass of the tank.

"I'm going back to sleep," said Midge. "It is early and I don't want to wake up now."

"Where did our owner go?" asked Snappy.

"She had to go to work early this morning," said Midge. "I'm tired so am going to sleep a little more."

"Okay," said Snappy.

Midge closed her eyes and started to go to sleep when Snappy started yelling at her.

"Midge! Midge!" called Snappy. "Wake up Midge! Wake up!"

Midge leaped up from the sofa and stood on the floor. "What happened?"

The Carnival Parade

Midge ran into the living room from the bedroom and leaped into the big chair near Snappy's tank.

"Hi Snappy," smiled Midge. "What are you doing this morning?"

"Hi Midge," greeted Snappy as he poked his nose against the glass of the tank. I was resting on the rock and looking out the window. What are you doing?"

"I just woke up," said Midge.

"Is Jake and Booker-T coming to the house today?" asked Gabby.

The Princess

Midge paced back and forth on the front porch and was talking to herself..

"Once upon a time," said Midge as she walked. "There lived this beautiful princess in a big brick house on a hill. She loved to sit outside on the front porch and play with friends."

Jake and Booker-T walked up and sat there watching her for a few minutes. "What are you doing, Midge?" asked Jake.

"Oh hi," smiled Midge. "I'm practicing."

"Practicing what?" asked Booker-T.

"I'm going to be in the movies," said Midge. "I'm going to be one of them actresses."

"How are you going to be in the movies?" laughed Booker-T. "You wanted to do that before and I thought you knew you couldn't act because the humans wouldn't know what you were saying. What kind of movie do you want to do?"

"About a talking Princess," said Midge. "She is so beautiful and everyone just loves her."

"Don't all Princesses talk?" asked Jake.

"Yes they do," agreed Midge. "And this Princess, no one heard speak before and now she spoke up and started talking to everyone and they all clapped and shouted and were so happy to hear her talk."

"Why didn't she talk before?" asked Booker-T.

"She did talk before," said Midge. "But no one heard her."

"Why?" asked Booker-T. "Did no one want to listen to her?"

"Where does the Princess live?' asked Jake.

"She lives in a really nice brick house," said Midge. "She loves her home and friends."

"Does she talk to her friends?" asked Jake.

"Oh yes," said Midge. "She loves talking to her friends. They like to talk to her too."

"Don't she talk to anyone else?" asked Booker-T.

"No," said Midge. "She wants to."

"Why don't she?" asked Jake.

"No one else wants to talk to her," sighed Midge. "She talks to them and they don't listen. They say things to her but they never listen to anything she says."

"They sound mean," said Booker-T. "Are they they like the wicked step sisters in Cinderella?'

"Oh no," said Midge. "They are so nice."

"Why don't they listen to this princess?" asked Jake. "I think I'm starting to figure out why."

"Why?" asked Booker-T.

"Because this princess is Midge," laughed Jake. "Right Midge?"

"Yes," smiled Midge blinking her eyes at them.

"You can't be in a movie about a princess that talks to people," said Jake. "Who will hire you?"

"I don't know yet," said Midge. "I want to be like the dogs in the movie about the life of pets."

"That is a cartoon," laughed Jake. "The people in the movie are the same as our owners. They don't understand what their pets are talking about. The animals understand each other but the humans don't understand them. But Midge, it is a cartoon."

"Don't you think that some human somewhere maybe can understand what we say?" asked Midge.

"I heard about a dog whisperer somewhere," said Booker-T. "I saw it on the news one night. The man could communicate with dogs and cats."

"Wow," said Midge. "We need to find him. Where was he Booker-T?"

"Not in our city," laughed Booker-T. "I think you will have to settle for your owner not understanding what you say."

"You will just have to be the Princess that no one can talk with.", said Jake. "But that's okay. We all can talk to you."

"I know," sighed Midge. "Why can't animals talk to humans so they can understand what we say?"

"I don't know," said Jake. "I guess God didn't make us that way."

"But why not?" asked Midge. "I want to talk to my owner sometimes."

"Me too," said Booker-T. "Maybe some day in the future, they will figure out how they can understand each other."

"That would be nice," said Midge. "We have our own language that the humans hear. When I talk to you guys, my owner hears me barking."

"And humans hear my talking as a meow," said Booker-T.

"Isn't that funny how that works?" laughed Jake. "We hear each other talking just like the humans talk but the humans hear us as barking and meowing."

"They do pretty good at knowing what we want," said Midge. "I think it is little sad that we know what they are saying but they don't know what we are saying to them."

"It's sad," agreed Jake. "But I guess it will be okay."

"I guess I will just have to bark when I want to go outside," said Midge.

"But you don't have to bark to go outside," laughed Jake. "Just go out your doggie door."

"You are silly," laughed Booker-T.

"I guess my movie will never be," said Midge.

"You can tell us a story sometimes," said Booker-T. "You are a good story teller."

"I will think up a good story to tell you," smiled Midge.

"Ok," said Jake. "Can we go to the park now and swim in the pond?"

"Lets go," said Booker-T.

"The three ran out the gate and along the sidewalk to the park to swim.

It Was A Space Ship

Midge, Jake, Booker-T and Susie walked along the sidewalk with Gabby flying above them.

"I wish we could fly with you Gabby," said Midge. "My feet are getting tired."

"But if you were flying," laughed Gabby. "Your wings would be tired."

"We are almost there," said Jake. "You can rest near the pond."

They hurried into the park and ran to the pond.

"I'll be right back," said Gabby. "I'm going to fly to the other end of the park and see what is going on over there."

"Okay," said Jake as he walked toward the edge of the pond. "We are going swimming in the pond."

"Come on Susie," said Midge. "Lets go swimming."

"I don't know how to swim," sighed Susie.

"Come on and I will help you," said Booker-T. "It's fun."

I Know You Are a Space Alien

Jake strolled along the sidewalk on his way to Midge's house. When he got close to Booker-T's house, he saw Booker-T sitting near his front yard gate and sitting on the fence was Gabby.

"Hey Booker-T and Gabby," smiled Jake. "What are you two doing?"

"We were waiting for you," said Booker-T.

"What is wrong?" asked Jake.

"Midge is acting really strange this morning," said Gabby.

"Strange for Midge?" asked Jake.

"Yes," said Booker-T. "She gets strange sometimes but this time she is really strange."

Gypsy and the Monkey

"Lets go into the building, said Midge after they finished walking around in the petting zoo outside. "I want to see what animals are inside now."

the four friends said good-bye to Pinky and ran around to the front of the building. Inside they stood and looked around the room. In the corner they saw a big hippo soaking in the water pond and next to it were three monkeys swinging on the bars that were installed in the cage for them. In the other corner was a small deer. Near the front in one of the cages were some little meercats and across from them was a porcupine.

"What are those animals swinging on the bars in that cage?" asked Gypsy. "They look like they are having fun."

A Trip to the Petting Zoo

Jake, Midge along with Booker-T and Gypsy strolled along the sidewalk to the petting zoo which was behind the small zoo transfer building.

"You want to go see the petting zoo first?" asked Midge.

"Lets go see," said Gypsy. "What is a petting zoo?"

"It is a little zoo of animals that the humans can go pet the little baby animals," said Jake. "It is fun to go talk to them."

"So, if I am there," said Gypsy. "Will the humans pet me too?"

"Maybe," said Midge.

"They pet us when were were there to visit Pinky the last time," said Jake.

"Who is Pinky?" asked Gypsy.

Gypsy Meets Snappy

Gypsy strolled to Midge's house and hurried around the back of the house where she found the doggie door into the house. She poked her head through the door and didn't see Midge in the kitchen. Slowly she crawled through the door and stood in the kitchen. "Hey Midge!" called Gypsy as she stood in the middle of the room. "Where are you?"

She ran to the living room and didn't see Midge there either. "Midge!" called Gypsy again.

"Hi there," said Snappy."

"Who said that?" asked Gypsy looking around the room. "Midge, is that you playing around? Where are you hiding?"

The Mean Cat Song

Midge and Booker-T strolled along the sidewalk on their way to Jake's house.

"We are Sia..mese, if you please," sang Booker-T. "We are Sia..mese if you don't please."

"What are you singing?" asked Midge. "What is a Sia..mese?"

"It's a cat," said Booker-T. "A very naughty cat."

"Why is it naughty?" asked Midge.

"They are mean," said Booker-T.

"Who were they mean to?" asked Midge.

The Airline Attendant

Jake strolled along the sidewalk on his way to see Midge and Booker-T. As he turned the corner, he saw Booker-T entering the gate at Midge's house. He hurried to catch up to him and entered the gate right behind him.

"Hey Booker-T," said Jake. "Where is Midge? She's not up there on the porch."

"I don't know," sighed Booker-T. "Maybe she is still in the house. Let's go find her."

They hurried around the house to the doggie door and Booker-T went inside and Jake squeezed in through the door behind him.

"Hey Midge!" called Jake. "Where are you?"

The Cars

Jake, Midge and Booker-T Strolled along the sidewalk with Gypsy following behind them. Midge started to sing a little song.

"Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream," sang Midge.

"Why are you singing about rowing a boat?" asked Gypsy. "Are we going to take a boat ride?"

"She just likes to sing," smiled Jake. "When her owner has her little niece over, Midge likes the little songs she sings.

"She likes to dance too," laughed Booker-T.

"You can dance Midge?" asked Gypsy.

"She does pretty good," said Jake.

"Wow," said Gypsy. "Will you teach me to dance?"

Who Did That

Jake strolled along the sidewalk on his way to Midge's house. Booker-T was standing at the gate to his front yard when he saw Jake coming.

"Hey Jake," said Booker-T as Jake neared his gate. "What are you doing?"

"Hi Booker-T," greeted Jake. "I'm on the way to see Midge. Are you coming?"

"Yes," said Booker-T. "I'm coming. I saw you coming so was waiting for you."

Booker-T walked with Jake over to Midge's house. They entered the yard through the gae and found Midge and Gypsy sitting on the front porch.

"Hi there," smiled Booker-T. "What are you two doing?"

Little Gypsy

Jake and Booker-T walked to Midge's house. When they entered Midge's gate and walked to the porch, they found Midge sitting on the front porch with a small black and white kitten.

"Hey Midge," said Jake. "Who is your little friend?"

"Hi Jake," smiled Midge. "This is Gypsy. Her owner's family just moved in across the street."

"Hi, Gypsy," greeted Booker-T.

"Hi," said Gypsy in a tiny voice.

Midge pushed a small piece of chicken to Gypsy. "Here Gypsy," said Midge. "Go ahead and eat."

The Skateboard Show

Midge, Jake and Booker-T walked along he sidewalk going home from the carnival.

“The mirrors were funny,” laughed Booker-T. “You looked really tall and skinny, Jake.”

“Midge and you looked funny with those little short legs,” said Jake. “That was fun. I wanted to ride the roller coaster.”

“Me too,” sighed, Midge. “Why don't the humans want us to ride them?”

“I don't know Midge,” said Jake. “I guess they just think of us as pets.”

“Hey Jake,” said Booker-T. “What is going on over there near the skateboard field?”

“I don't know,” said Jake. “Lets go see what they are doing.”

The Fun House

Jake, Midge and Booker-T sat on the front porch at Midge's house talking about what they wanted to do that morning. Gabby flew down from the trees and landed on the table.

"What are you guys doing?" asked Gabby.

"We were talking about what to do today," said Midge. "What are you doing?"

"Do you want to do something with us?" asked Jake.

"I was flying around the town and guess what I saw?" asked Gabby.

"A space alien," said Midge jumping up and was excited.

"No alien, Midge," said Gabby. "The space aliens haven't landed yet."

"Are you still looking for space aliens?" asked Booker-T.

The Little Doll

Midge walked back and forth across the living room, looking under the chairs and the sofa. She went across the room several times and then went to the bedroom. She stood in the middle of the bedroom staring at the bed. In a few minutes she was back in the living room where she walked around the coffee table and then leaped into the chair next to Snappy's tank.

"What are you doing Midge?" asked Snappy. "You have been pacing back and forth all morning."

"I lost my little doll," said Midge.

"You have a doll?" asked Snappy. "I thought little human girls had dolls."

The Wonder Dog

Jake strolled along the sidewalk on his way to Midge's house. Around his neck he was wearing a flowing red cape and he walked with his head held high. "I'm a super hero," sang Jake. "I'm a super hero from the planet Mars. I fight the bad guys and they call me the Wonder Dog." Suddenly he fell into a hole and was standing on the bottom looking up.

"Ouch!" said Jake as he looked around. "Oh no. How do i get out of here now?"

Jake jumped up and down and stated calling for help. "Someone help!" called Jake. "Is anyone up there?"

He called and called and no one answered or came to help. He sat down and looked around the hole for a way out. In a few minutes a small squirrel looked down into the hole.

"Hey!" said the squirrel. "What are you doing down there?"

Ride The Wagon

Midge crawled through the doggie door into the back yard and ran to the wagon and picked up the handle. She pulled it across the back yard and around the corner on her way to the front yard. She pulled it through the front gate and onto the sidewalk going to Booker-T's house. She tried to pull the wagon through the gate into Booker-T's front yard. The rear wheel got caught on the fence post. She pulled hard, but the wheel was stuck.

"Hey Midge!" called Booker-T as he walked to the gate. "What are you trying to do?"

"My wagon wheel is stuck on the fence post," sighed Midge.

"What are you going to do with the wagon?" asked Booker-T.

Midge the Singer?

"Hey, hey, hey," sang Midge as she strolled out the front yard gate and along the sidewalk to Booker-T's house on her way to Jake's house. "Hey, hey, hey, strolling along. Strolling along to Booker-T's house."

Booker-T came walking around the house from the back yard. "Hi Midge," said Booker-T as Midge came strolling through the gate singing her song. "What are you doing?"

"I'm singing and strolling," sang Midge.

"Why are you singing?" asked Booker-T. "And what are you singing?"

"I'm just making it up as I stroll along," smiled Midge. "Do you like my song?"

"Hmmm," said Booker-T. "I don't know. Sing and let me hear it all."

"I don't know it all yet," said Midge. "Hey, hey, hey. I'm strolling along the sidewalk. The sky is blue and the sun is shining bright and makes me feel happy. Going to get Booker-T and Jake and have fun at the park today."

The Cat Show

Jake, Midge and Booker-T hurried along the sidewalk to the gym parking lot where the people had bleachers, a ring and a large circus sized tent set up for the cat show. People were entering the tent carrying cat carriers. At the back of the tent, they could see tables set up where the owners set the carriers on while they tended to their cats. Some had their cats out of the carriers and were holding them as they brushed their fir. There was a pretty fluffy white cat with a pink bow on her head that Booker-T noticed.

“She is pretty,” smiled Booker-T as he started to walk to the back of the tent.

“Where are you going?” asked Midge.

Did You Know?

Midge walked to Booker-T's house singing, “Skip, skip skip to my Lou.”

She entered the yard through the front gate and skipped across the yard to the back door still singing, “Skip, skip, skip to my Lou.”

She poked her head in through the doggie door. “Booker-T!” called Midge. “Hey, Booker-T! Where are you ? I'm coming in now.”

Booker-T entered the kitchen. “Hi Midge,” said Booker-T. “Come on in. What are you doing?”

“Did you hear the news?” asked Midge.

“Hear what?” asked Booker-T.

“It was on the TV last night,” said Midge. “I heard it.”

The Strange House

Midge, Jake and Booker-T walked along the sidewalk on their way to the little zoo transfer building where the petting zoo is.

"Jake," said Midge as she suddenly stopped and stood looking across the street.

"Are you okay, Midge?" asked Jake.

"No," said Midge. "Why is that house in the tree?"

"I think it is called a tree house," said Jake.

"But why is it in the tree?" asked Midge.

What to Wish For

   Sorry for the Delay in Posting this week.... Was flying home and was sick ...  So now here is the new story for the week...    Enjoy

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Midge and Booker-T walked along the sidewalk on their way to Jake's house. They had planned on going to the zoo to visit Pinky and the other little animals at the petting zoo. They hurried through the gate into the front yard and found Jake sleeping in the porch swing.

"Hey Jake!" said Midge.

"Wake up," said Booker-T.

"Hi guys," said Jake as he stretched and sat up on the swing.

"You were sleeping," said Midge.

"I think I was dreaming," said Jake.

"Was it a good dream?" asked Midge.

Kiss the Frog

Jake and Booker-T entered the gate at Midge's front yard but Midge wasn't on the porch where she usually is in the mornings.

"Maybe she is in the back yard, Jake," suggested Booker-T. "Lets go to the back and see if she is there."

They walked around the house to the back yard. There, they found Midge sitting at the edge of the fountain.

"What are you doing?" asked Jake.

"Why are you just sitting there?" asked Booker-T. "Are you okay?"

The Buried Treasure

Midge was sitting on the front porch with a large piece of paper laying on the porch in front of her. She was staring at the paper work when Jake and Booker-T came through the gate into the yard.

"He's Midge," said Jake. "What are you doing?"

"I found this paper in the back yard," said Midge. "It was laying against the fence. I think the wind blew it into the yard."

"What is it for?" asked Booker-T.

"I don't know" said Midge. "What does it say at the top of the paper, Jake?"

Magic Tricks

Midge, Booker-T and Gabby went to Jake's house. Gabby landed on Jake's head.

"Hey Jake!" called Midge. "Wake up!"

"Hey you guys," said Jake. "What are you doing?"

"We are going to see the magic show at the park," said Midge.

"What magic show?" asked Jake.

"There is going to be a party at the park and a magician is going to be there at the party to do tricks," said Gabby.

"Come on Jake," said Booker-T. "Lets go so we can see the magic. I like magic."

"Okay," said Jake. "I like magic tricks too. My owner watched one of those magic guys on TV one night. He was really good doing the tricks. I wonder how they do it."

The three hurried through the gate with Gabby following above. They ran along the sidewalk and stopped at the corner to look for cars before quickly running across the street into the park.

"Where are they having the magic show?' asked Midge.

"I think it is in the picnic area near the pond," said Gabby. "They built a stage over there for bands, and magic shows and other things."

They hurried across the park and when they were close to the pond, they saw many people sitting at picnic tables and some sitting on blankets that were spread on the ground. They walked closer so they could see the man dressed in a black suit with a blue shirt on the stage. In one hand he held a black hat and a black shiny stick in the other. Near the man stood two little boys.

"Do you like bunnies? asked the man.

The two boys nodded their heads.

"Can you say, Yes?" laughed the man. "The audience can't hear your head rattle."

The people laughed and clapped.

"Yes," said the two boys.

The man showed the boys the hat and let them look inside. "Do you see any bunnies inside the hat?" asked the magician.

"No," said one of the boys.

"The man waved the shiny black stick over the top of the hat. "Come to me little fuzzy bunny," said the magician. "Now look inside."

The boy's looked inside and one boy got excited. "It's a white bunny!" said the young boy.

The man waved the black shiny stick over the hat again and out came another white bunny.

"Wow!" said Midge. "How did he do that?"

"I don't know," said Jake. "Maybe that is a magic hat."

"You know Santa carries a magic bag that is big and red," said Booker-T. "Maybe his hat is like Santa's bag. Whatever he wants comes out."

"Do you think he is Santa pretending to be a Magician," suggested Midge.

"I don't think so," said Jake. "I think Santa and the magic man are two different people. Santa is bigger than that man is."

"Hey Jake, look!" exclaimed Booker-T. "All those birds came out of his hat. How did he get all those birds in there?"

Gabby flew over the man and landed on his head. The humans who were watching started laughing. Gabby jumped off his head and landed on the man's hand and looked inside the hat.

"Hey Jake!" called Gabby as he flew into the air. "There isn't anything in the hat."

"Where did all the birds come from?" asked Midge.

"I don't know," said Jake. "They suddenly appeared. I think it is magic. That's why they call him a magic man."

"I like horses,"  said Midge. "Do you think he can make a horse come out of the hat?"

"I think a horse is too big for the hat Midge," laughed Jake.

"I saw a magic man on TV make an elephant disappear," said Booker-T.

"What is he going to do with that newspaper?" asked Midge.

"I don't know," said Jake. "Watch and see."

The man rolled up the newspaper to look like a funnel and poured a pitcher of water into it. Nothing came out of the bottom of the funnel.

"Where did the water go?" asked Booker-T.

"Maybe it soaked up into the paper," suggested Jake.

"The paper don't look wet," said Midge.

The man then unrolled the paper and the water was gone. People in the audience said "Wow."

"The water is all gone, Jake," said Booker-T.

"Must be magic," said Midge.

They all laughed at Midge's response to the disappearing water.

"I like magic," laughed Midge.

The man began to play a little flute. on the table in front of him sat a brown basket.

"What is he doing now?" asked Booker-T.

"I saw this one on TV," said Jake. "Watch him. It is really cool."

After about five minutes of playing the flute, the lid to the basket began to move. Slowly it started to rise up from the basket.

"Look Jake!" said Midge. "The basket lid is moving."

In a few minutes, a brown rope started to rise up out of the basket. The man played the flute some more and the rope began moving higher up like a snake coming out of the basket.

The crowd of people began clapping.

"He is good," smiled Gabby. "I like the birds that came out of the hat. They were pretty white doves."

"I like his tricks," said Midge.

"Me too," said Jake. "But I think that was the end of his show." 

"Do you want to go ride the train before we go home?" asked Booker-T 

They all agreed and ran to the train station near the picnic area so they could get on the park train.